Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Release Day Party of ‘Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully’ by Megan Tayte

Today I’m super excited to participate in the Release Day
Party of ‘Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully’ by Megan Tayte. This is the fifth and
final book in the Ceruleans series. Find out more about this series, read my review and participate in the awesome
giveaway!

About the Book:

DARKNESS HAS FALLEN, AND SHE ALONE WILL SEE THE
LIGHT.

With her mother’s life hanging in the balance, Scarlett
is devastated – and done with being in the dark. She wants answers, all of
them.

But when was her pursuit of the truth ever straightforward?

Pulling a single thread impels a great unravelling. And each revelation will
force Scarlett to rethink what she thought she knew about the Ceruleans, the
Fallen, her family – herself.

All that came before was a mere prelude to this, the last journey. From London
to Twycombe to Hollythwaite to Cerulea, Scarlett will be stalked by the ghosts
of what has been, what may have been and what may come to pass. Until she
reaches the place where it all began, and it all must end.

But in the final reckoning, none will survive unscathed. And some will not
survive at all.

In this explosive conclusion to The Ceruleans series, all must be defined by
their actions: sinner, saint… or something more beautiful entirely?

The Facts:

Excerpt:

I kissed Luke then. I kissed him. Like I hadn’t kissed him in more than a week – since
before London, since before Hollythwaite, since Barcelona: when we’d been just
a regular couple on a city break, wrapped up in each other. Through the kiss I
heard his sigh, the release of emotion. And then he pulled me to him, onto his
lap, and I kissed his lips, his jaw, his collarbone, his shoulder, and he
kissed my lips, my earlobe, my neck, my –

‘No!’

My robe had slipped, exposing my back, and
I struggled off him and wrestled with the fabric entangled at my waist.

He stood up. Put his hands on my shoulders.
Said my name with so much tenderness that I had to stop. Had to look at him.
The room was steamy, the glass doors occluded. No one could see. Only him.

‘Trust me,’ he said.

I did.

Slowly, he turned me. I steeled myself as
he took it in, the brand I now wore. Non
Serviam. I will not serve. Emblazoned on my back in the form of angry,
jagged scar tissue.

When I felt his lips on the nape of my
neck, I jerked in shock. But his hands on my hips held me still as he traced
the path of the scar, one kiss at a time, from its very top to its termination
just above my bikini bottoms.

‘Beautiful,’ he said.

I turned to him. He smiled up at me.

Sinking down so that we were both kneeling,
I said, ‘How could you…?’

‘How could I not?’ was his answer. ‘I was
there, Scarlett. I saw what you did for your mother. That scar: it’s
beautiful.’

‘No! Don’t you say that. Trying to save
your mother – that could never be wrong. If I’d had the chance, I’d have done
it. My mum, my dad, Cara… I’d have saved them all. And you. I would always save
you.’

His eyes were glistening, and I lunged for
him and hugged him hard.

‘So stop hiding it from me,’ he finished,
his voice muffled in my hair. ‘Please. Because I love that scar on you so
goddam much.’

I nodded into his shoulder and he squeezed
me.

It was calm in our little haven. Still.
Warm. Nothing existed but Luke and me. We held each other for a long time,
drifting in the haze.

And then Luke sat back and said, ‘So, you
and me. We’re good?’

‘We’re good,’ I told him. Then I frowned
and added: ‘For now. You know, Gabe, the Fallen: I have no idea what we’re
getting into.’

‘Me either.’ He reached out a finger and
drew, in the condensation on the glass door, a little lightbulb.

‘But whatever
lies ahead,’ he said, ‘it has to be better than living in the dark.’

My Review:

I can’t believe this is already the fifth and final book
in The Ceruleans series. I started this series only eleven months ago with the
first book ‘Death Wish’ and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve been dying to get
answers to these questions that were going through my mind for all these months.
And now I have them. And although I feel kind of sad to have to say goodbye to
these awesome characters I also feel like it’s a good thing.. Because to be
honest my heart couldn’t take it anymore. LOL!!

‘Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully’ goes on where the last book
‘Devil and the Deep’ ended. We are witnessing the sadness Scarlett is going
through after finding her mother and the confusing she feels in finally being
able to talk to her sister. Scarlett is forced to find out the truth about her
family and the way Ceruleans are supposed to life. And there is a lot revealed.
There is so much happening in this book and Megan Tayte made sure you’re unable
to stop reading until the very last page. This book definitely made me feel
like I was riding a rollercoaster. And I really loved it.

This is definitely the book I was waiting for ever since
I read the first book in this series. The hard thing about writing a final book
in a series is that there’s always the possibility of disappointing people.
Well.. I’m not disappointed at all! This book was the perfect ending to the
series and I couldn’t put it down. I just needed the answers so desperately
than I dived in and didn’t come up until the very last page. I almost got a heart
attack a couple of times (thank you Megan ;P), especially near the end of the
book, but I definitely got the answers I wanted and needed.

The main character Scarlett is still as good and true to
herself as in the first book. Scarlett is feeling a lot of responsibilities but
she always keeps being her own ‘normal’ self. I love that about her. And well
Luke.. I just fell in love with Luke even more after reading this book. He is
just so kind and sweet. So protective and he loves Scarlett with all his heart
and he will follow her everywhere. Sigh.. Their romance was just so romantic. I
really loved these two together.

The writing was also very good. And when Scarlett finally
found out the truth about what happened to her mom and her family years ago, I
was just as surprised, and flabbergasted as Scarlett.

Even though it’s sad to read a final book in the series,
this book really made a great ending to a great series. I will miss this series
for sure.

Great job Megan!! I can’t wait to read your next project!
;)

My Rating:

About the Author:

Once upon a time a little girl told her grandmother that
when she grew up she wanted to be a writer. Or a lollipop lady. Or a fairy
princess fireman. ‘Write, Megan,’ her grandmother advised. So that’s what she
did.

Thirty-odd years later, Megan is a professional writer and published author by
day, and an indie novelist by night. Her fiction – young adult romance with
soul – recently earned her the SPR’s Independent Woman Author of the Year
award.

Megan grew up in the Royal County, a hop, skip and a (very long) jump from
Windsor Castle, but these days she makes her home in a village of Greater
Manchester. She lives with her husband, a proud Scot who occasionally
kicks back in a kilt; her son, a budding artist with the soul of a
palaeontologist; and her baby daughter, a keen pan-and-spoon drummer who sings
in her sleep. When she's not writing, you'll find her walking someplace green,
reading by the fire, or creating carnage in the kitchen as she pursues her
impossible dream: of baking something edible.

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